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93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

93% User Score Based on 960 reviews

Heaven Will Be Mine is a queer science fiction mecha visual novel from the creators of queer cult horror visual novel We Know The Devil, about joyriding mecha, kissing your enemies, and fighting gravity’s pull. Follow three women piloting giant robots in the last days of an alternate 1980s space program fighting for humanity’s future—or ditching their jobs to make out with each other instead. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heaven Will Be Mine.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability

87% User Score Based on 30 reviews

As an Inkslinger at Brassknee's renowned Wordshop, it's your job to write letters for the citizens of Isle Shammer. But through the veil of work lies forgotten trauma. A voice begins to speak to you in recurring daydreams, telling you about your tragic past in Nomania. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Inkslinger.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, gameplay

78% User Score Based on 223 reviews

A dark visual novel created by acclaimed creator nyalra Story “Onii-chan, you really are a lonely person.” “Did you lose faith in me?” “No. I love you, onii-chan.” Unable to bear the ugliness of the world and terrified of other people, the protagonist develops the ability to read minds. He shuts himself away and submits a light novel he wrote, which unexpectedly wins a newcomer’s award. But the je… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sister Other Paranoia.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

95% User Score Based on 20 reviews

An autobiographical adventure about pain, identity, and the rituals we create to heal. As you assist the mysterious S. in coming to terms with different types of grief, invites you to slow down, reflect, and embrace every version of yourself. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Plum Road Tea Dream.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

98% User Score Based on 293 reviews

slime feet is a linear visual novel, a love story for everyone who has ever had to love through a keyboard. slime feet is about the body horror of an inevitable drawn out death, and the lesbian slime feet cybersex that comes with it. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to slime feet.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

79% User Score Based on 151 reviews

Steal alien powers and absorb their memories! Can you outlast your opponents to escape from planet Versus? An epic adventure in a new galaxy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VERSUS: The Lost Ones.

PinYuAn Tales is a text-based AVG with thematic elements of weirdness and sidekick adventures. The main character Bai Qiming, who is engaged in the game art industry, was laid off during the hard time of employment, and trying to find a way to change his career to the psychic media, he met a strange young man in a live broadcast, and was involved in a series of strange events in the daily life of … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 品玉庵异谈 PinYuAn Tales.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:music

100% User Score Based on 20 reviews

Bad Punk Bonny is a cyber data runner, hunting down dark & dangerous secrets other people need from the shadows. But when it comes to down-time, she takes her hunting much more seriously & knows exactly where to find the tightest and dirtiest little holes around. When Bonny plays, she plays to win! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FutaPunk.

46%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

63% User Score Based on 24 reviews

Hinata Yuzuzaka is highly respected and admired among her peers. When strange things start to occur at her school and the surrounding town, it will be up to her to get to the bottom of it all. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hypnosis of Corruption.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

86% User Score Based on 219 reviews

This VR Journey takes you to the 'behind the scenes' of the Universe. Beyond a door lies a barren landscape inhabited by strange rocky heads. Here, the maintenance and heavy lifting required keeps existence stable and temporal. You are a tourist. Don't do anything foolish. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Utility Room.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, replayability

80% User Score Based on 40 reviews

Disgraced soldier Demetri is exiled to Secren, a dangerous world devoid of women. Earthlings are smaller and weaker than the violent men of Secren. Demetri's only hope for survival is to bond with a strong mate who can love and protect him. The heterosexual Italian-American is reluctant. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Maelstrom: A Yaoi Visual Novel.

HYPNOSIS REVERIES takes an abstract and minimalist approach to tell a story about growing. Through a 20-minute exploration experience, you will step into a mental maze, looking back at the important moments that changed you, and seeing yourself again. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hypnosis Reveries.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

94% User Score Based on 18 reviews

Good Mourning tells a compelling story about rejoice and regrets, redemption and letting go. It’s a tale about good and bad, self-reflection, choices and chances and all the ups and downs of ordinary life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Good Mourning.

58%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability

58% User Score Based on 100 reviews

NYKRA has gone through some big changes, please read this: https://github.com/ENDESGA/NYKRA_Before/tree/main-------NYKRA is a narrative platformer pixelart game with puzzle and RPG mechanics set in an ever collapsing reality. You travel via a being named Keu through 7 different planets, unraveling the complex mess of reality ahead of you. But as you read through the alien literature, discover … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NYKRA: Before.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability

83% User Score Based on 130 reviews

Enter the Floppaverse in this visual novel dating and high school sim and meet characters such as Bingus, Big Floppa, Sogga, and many more! As a new student, you can join extracurricular activities such as the music club or dodgeball club and navigate the advances of your romantic interests Bingus and Big Floppa. It is up to you to decide which characters you are interested in and which clubs you … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bingus: My Beloved.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

86% User Score Based on 56 reviews

Hunt monsters by discovering and exploiting their rules in this Visual Novel/Adventure Game from ScalemaiL. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Walkerman.

Devotion is an 18+ role-playing game built around themes of survival horror, psychological horror, and obsessive love. SHE NEEDS YOUEnter the life of Red, a young, mentally-ill woman seeking out the love of her life, in order to save her from a tragic fate. She knows the dark place she's going to, she's suffered in it herself. Red will make sure she doesn't have to go through it, not now, not eve… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to devotion.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

84% User Score Based on 311 reviews

Memories...One of the most important things in our lives. But what happens if you forget who you are? If you don't remember anything? Then you can only hope that the people that do know who you are help you out...This is your journey...On your way to finding new memories... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My New Memories.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization

93% User Score Based on 309 reviews

HARDCODED - A non-linear delve through the lives and beds of the people of a cyberpunk city. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HARDCODED.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

97% User Score Based on 40 reviews

HANGAR 8 is a psychological horror set within the unsettling confines of a derelict space station. Brave the looping corridors to get to level 8, discover all anomalies, collect key items, and escape the nightmare! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HANGAR 8.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

71% User Score Based on 316 reviews

Create the films of your wet dreams! Spooky Starlets tasks you to run an adult film studio staffed by sultry undead beings. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spooky Starlets.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

96% User Score Based on 201 reviews

The first console game of the stage-themed multi-media franchise "Revue Starlight" is on its way! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Revue Starlight El Dorado.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

84% User Score Based on 88 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

What if you could create your own constellations? A love story about Asian American identity, mental health, and stargazing. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Space in Between.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

81% User Score Based on 467 reviews

Not your average visual novel, Seeds of Chaos is a sexy dark fantasy tale with RPG & Strategy elements. Become an active participant in the story, making choices which impact your experience and shape the direction of the narrative. Seeds of Chaos is a dark fantasy eroge made in Ren'py, inspired by the worldbuilding of Berserk, Dark Souls, The Witcher and other epic fantasy series', as well as th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Seeds of Chaos.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

77% User Score Based on 361 reviews

Explore the writhing depths of Miskatonic University as new faculty member, Charlotte LeStrange and meet the otherwordly yet charmingly hilarious residents of this place while investigating the innate strangeness and oddities of this mysterious university. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Miskatonic.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story

86% User Score Based on 100 reviews

A unique experience in which you are tasked with discovering the mystery behind a newborn island. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bittersweet.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

86% User Score Based on 2,676 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

SCP: Secret Files is a collection of paranormal cases from the SCP Foundation, an organization tasked with containing dangerous anomalies. You join as an assistant researcher for Dr. Raymond Hamm and complete a strenuous induction program that will make you question everything you know. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SCP: Secret Files.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

81% User Score Based on 141 reviews

From the co-creator of Anodyne. In this surreal, PSX-like adventure, learn someone's secrets and experiences by exploring their mind. Control Yuito as you explore his estranged and dying father's "Memory World" - what surreal and supernatural things will you find? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to All Our Asias.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

81% User Score Based on 110 reviews

House of Velez is a horror game based around stealth/puzzle elements. It emphasizes sneaking, running and hiding mechanics to surpass obstacles rather than combat. The game features a "Focus Mode" that allows you to see your pursuers' field of vision and hearing radius, while also monitoring your own noise levels. Another feature is "Heart Rate Suppression" that restricts movement, but allow… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to House of Velez.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

87% User Score Based on 77 reviews

Make the movie of your dreams amid the glamor and romance of 1950s Hollywood! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hollywood Visionary.

9%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development

13% User Score Based on 15 reviews

Bishoujo romance packed with beautiful CGs, music, and Fox girls! Meet and build a relationship with different Kemonomimi characters! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Peace of Evil.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, atmosphere

73% User Score Based on 64 reviews

A short somber game about exploring a forgotten town. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No One is Here.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

95% User Score Based on 1,532 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 2 reviews

If Found… is an interactive visual novel from Dreamfeel about searching for connection. Find out who you really are. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to If Found....

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, character development

94% User Score Based on 123 reviews

Join spirit detective Kagami Makoto and his demon familiars as they hunt down the wandering ghosts disrupting the peace of his small town. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nanairo Reincarnation.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

65% User Score Based on 240 reviews

Critic Score 73%Based on 6 reviews

"No Longer Home" is a semi-auto-biographical point and click game, about two recent graduates preparing to move out of their flat. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No Longer Home.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability

67% User Score Based on 271 reviews

Critic Score 68%Based on 6 reviews

Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient is a game in the Corpse Party survival horror adventure game series. Players take control of a set of characters to explore the eerie hospital and escape from there. To do so, characters must interact with the environment to find clues and items needed to unlock the locked areas. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient.

Summary Unduhagge is a dream exploration game in the spirit of Yume Nikki. Join Mina Mori as she navigates a dreamscape full of absurdities, distressing personal memories and other experiences that push her beyond the veil and into the unknown. PHOTOSENSITIVITY WARNING. There are some areas with flickering lights and some flashing. Nothing too intense, but I feel like I'm not the best judge of tha… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unduhagge.

the earth is a better person than me is a visual novel following a young woman, Delphine, who runs away from her life and into a forest. She realizes she can talk to the earth around her; she has conversations with the moon about love, dirt about death, a tree about desire. Each path unearths a different aspect of Delphine's life as she experiences sexuality, sex, self-image, and death. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Earth is a Better Person than Me.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

99% User Score Based on 102 reviews

A horror-romance visual novel following the trials of a dysfunctional friend group thrust back into the wish-granting wonderland of their youth. Either they face the issues plaguing them or risk dying in horrific ways again… and again… and again. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Our Wonderland.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

98% User Score Based on 6,183 reviews

STORYUSSR, 1986. When Ira Grachevskaya goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, not a soul seems to be concerned – except for the quiet outcast Asya Shubina, that is. Uncover the mystery behind Ira’s disappearance, transmit your radio signal to the universe and learn why a bird flies past the window. CHARACTERSMeet the cast. A problem child and a truant, Ira doesn't have the best reputati… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, atmosphere

87% User Score Based on 129 reviews

You have been selected to participate in a behavioral analysis experiment and these guys are at the mercy of your inhumanly cruel choices! it's up to you to decide the fate of of these two... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Room No. 9.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

87% User Score Based on 52 reviews

Rui can't catch a break... Her life was turned on its head when she was transported to Roots, a world full of monsters, demons, and magic. Thankfully, she was able to awaken the powers of Sol within her and save that world from destruction! Alas, she had only just returned to her world after saving that one, and now monsters are attacking her town and kidnapping people! Following the trail, she s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sol-Rui: After Mini.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, gameplay

81% User Score Based on 100 reviews

These dark, deep woods are home to wild creatures and wild magic, and they're only dangerous if you disrespect either one. They're also your home. Here, you're safe, loved, and free, and tonight is a very special night; a good one for a ritual. Until a stranger interrupts your plans, and turns your night, and your life in an entirely new direction. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Three-Body Problem.

45%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

67% User Score Based on 18 reviews

Each of the main quests issued by the Alchemists' Fellowship involves different methods of playing the game. Will you brave the dungeon area and all of its turn-based RPG action to bring the fellowship proof of your prowess? Will you elect to go the farming route and grow mythical crops in your garden? Will you gather the resources you need to expand your home beyond what contemporary craftsmanshi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alchemist Quest.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

96% User Score Based on 174 reviews

ABOUTMINDHACK is a text adventure game where you change evildoers into happy-go-lucky saints. You are the “Doctor”, a genius hacker who can destroy minds with the power of programming. Meet unique evildoers and hack their minds to rewrite them into happy people. No matter how heinous they are, they’ll turn into docile sheep once they’ve been in your hands! Enjoy the pleasure of destroying minds… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MINDHACK.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability

96% User Score Based on 50 reviews

about(val)iant is a single-player narrative game about pelvic pain. play as val, a nonbinary college student struggling with their relationship to their body, as well as their relationship with sex. this game is fundamentally about how we as a society learn (or don't learn) about sex. use your mouse and keyboard (WASD/arrow keys) as controls as you engage with val and their story!key features lo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to (val)iant: or, val's guide to having a broken vag.

47%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music

47% User Score Based on 76 reviews

Expedition Zero is a survival horror game set in the heart of rural Siberia. Use your engineering skills to confront flesh-eating monsters as the last survivor of a Soviet scientific expedition. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Expedition Zero.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

91% User Score Based on 75 reviews

Infinite Stars is a science fiction series played as an interactive visual novel. It is meant to give humanity hope in the current time of fear and uncertainty. It is meant to make us dream about our future as we mingle with other species, their cultures and beliefs that we have yet to encounter. The game and it’s assets are licensed under the Creative Commons license. We want our fans to write… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Infinite Stars.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

90% User Score Based on 294 reviews

Embark on a swashbuckling adventure in The Pirate's Fate, a visual novel experience with a unique twist: the story, the crew, and who you are transform based on your choices. Seek treasure, find love, and choose your fate. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Pirate's Fate.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music

75% User Score Based on 522 reviews

It’s a story about a dark elf and a teenager who survived from death field after experiencing countless death. The background is that after the war and in the peaceful world, Frelia the former mercenary saved the young Ruse who was attacked, and took him in. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Elf.